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Oct. 21, 1930. w. D. FERRIS 1,778,851

SPRING CATCH Filed Aug. 18, 1928 Elam? Err/Ls Patented Octfzl, 1930 V I WILLIAM D. FERRIS, on STERLING, IYILLINOIISQAISSIG'NOR mam iviANUrAorU tmGf r oo., 01? STERLING, ILLINOIS, A ooR oRA r oN or ILLINors Application filed August 1s,i938; sensitize,eo ojsa i I i This invention relates to spring catches of the kind in which a pairof spring aws are r securedto the stationary portion of a cupboard or cabinet, or similar structure, and inf which an engaging member is then secured to V the door in position to 'enter between said spring jaws, when the door is closed, thereby to frictionally hold; the door in closed po's1- 10 Generally stated, the objector the inven+ employ a spring catch having the ordinary -form of spring jaws;

i increase the general efficienoy and; desirability of'a'spring catch of this particular character. i

forth andclaimed and shown inthe accom "panyin'g'drawings, in whichv the invention, showing fragments of the ad jacent portions of the cabinet or cupboard.

Fig. 2 isanenlarged section on line 2 2 in shown in Figs; 1 and 2 of the drawings.

Asfthus illustrated,the wall 10 0f the net or cupboard may be either a vertical or a horizontal wall, depending upon'conditions and requirements; The door'20is'preferably hinged to swing about avertically "disposedaxis, in any suitable or desired manner. I The spring catch unitshown: in Fig. 3 of It is also an object to providecertain details and features ofco'nstructiontending to To the foregoing and othe r'useful endspthe invention consists in matters'hereinafter set Fig. liis either a plan or a side elevationiof 1 a spring catch embodying the principles; of if the j Fig.3 is a perspective of thespring unit i thedrawings'comprises thebase' strip 1 pro; vided with screw holes 2 near each end there-.' i of, whereby screwsi3 can be inserted through V said strip'into the wall lOto secure the spring jaw unit in operative position. --S aid unit has a wall 4 disposed atright'anglesto; the strip 1, integral with one .edge thereoflandj 'structio'n shown V which is illustratiy I .7 spring jaw uriit is considerably shorter than g o is ordinaril-ythe case, sothatit canbe secured? i in Posi i W e-e lqn's w i i ou 'b A J h w ll'sha wo n eg a' 'iaws5yextenflil s. I across the" strip 1 as jshowm Thiejilnitg is made, from a" single [blanlg of'springy sheet 7 meal. a d i az i ffe s "b dj e d a distance over the center, of the strip; '1, and short distance jovertheadjacentsurface of; the 4, thusireinforcing the ri'ght angle bendor. corner between the walls .10 and 4; or theunit. bead GisfQrmed in any suit- *1 ablemanner, as pressing the sheet'rnetal to providethe beat-in t e desired sha :Thsdh rao s .provide d with an engaging T emb med fi efa yiil mi f i g e 1 stripofsheetmetal'bent'into shape to; provide I a sort of reversely {tapered "tongue '1 jen'-- trahce between" the'spring jaws opreviously" mee ol ed E i d ith t 'g-liii mo or less pointed, sol bepushed be-i tweenfthe jaws, whenfthe'door 20 is closedf l the taper of-"theton ghe towardtlie-base I portions thereof, which portions are secured I in placeby the screws 8,;then provides a trio-IQ .tioiial grip f between the jaws and tonguertof fr'ictionallyhdd the door i'nclosedpo'sition.- It-{will be understood thafithe'door 20 c n 'be 'providedf with a ;knob;or handle" not w, shown-1), f orfforciblyfopening and closingthe door, en age andjdisengage; the tongue ;7, a manner that will be: readily understoodi 1 willfbej seen that with this construction pri-iig{j'awmnit-hasaJcOniparativeIy nar "I row footing 'orgbase; the basllbeingcompar ative ly narrow',-andthe jawsl5jbeing compar- I atively shorti I n "this;way, -there:tore, said he ds and-cabinets which, a longer spring jawiillit-yoronehavingalonger base-or foot-f by? resort to considerable troubleandrlabor;as: tlhecarp ent'er or cabinet-maker in, applying;.-. the 'catch wou1d, with the ordinar 01m o s 7 spring catch ofthistypgbe put to some extra l T laborinjbuilding'iout-tojaccommodate forthei greater length 'of {jaw unit. f 4 With "the con nd described, however,

{1,561,159.13 couldnot-be'usedw1 houtiextra labor l the' 'invntioh,the

The construction is'st 'ong, as the bead 6 pre- Vents the wall 4 from beingbent backward,'

by the thrust of the'tongue in closing the door. Moreover, the spring aw unit is easy "to install, as the screw holes 2 are outside of the two jaws,thus makingit more convenient to fasten thesp ing unit in p1ace.1,The

7 base 1 'is unde'r the two spring ztW's, and does not extend beyond the rear ends of these jaws, I m but thisidoes notin effect reduce-thexlengthafl so and-flexibility oi thegjaws',inasmuch-pas the united with the top surfaces of the stiipi1' ;but are only connected to this strip 'throughthe,

15 medium of the wall 4, whio his intgral with V d m w 'somp si ga With hebi se nd' o liw ,thee re-un tbe n formediromabla qnkzpf sheet metaL-S aidbasef inyent on'isxg v M lia pr nw n; rj.; p s ans p i n P r fi pa sd sp i aws ad ztptedto receiye gin eng'aging me nber vbe s tw en them; S u havi ge sex s d= n rund 1 b k "Qft Qi' i W -t w-smiths; e e s Qfh jaws w th t diec medg i ofthe jaws free,t og nove backindfo- 'th:oyeif r the; "facegor .outer surface 101- said-base; and,

m an f on eq ng he r's sest s d b se oth rea nd sf' i w fiqr iss M -2 v 1 Sp qi at oni sign 'thisflo htdzi" lower edges of the jaws are not fastened to or the rear edge of the said base strip. Thus,

while'theij aw'unit is substantially onlyabouti ha'lf 'as'lo'ngt as 'the ordinary spring jaw of this general character, thej aws then iselv es 7. are no shorter and are pfalcticallyvjustfas long e as those.- of the "ordinaryunit.L,-Many cup- I- boards on-oa'bin'etsare so 'de'signed and built; othat ztnarrow'wooden strip or stopgsorne j times onlyabout fiyeeighths of'an inch in width,cis.allfthefooting upon which a friction H catch springjawiunitfcanbe applied, except: o 7 by extra work; 1However,iwith the construc-' i o tion shof'wn and described the. eatch caln'bei ap'plied without' extra work for 7 labor, even, Q 5 in.Ic abiiiets. o-1;cupboaitds the footing y for the spiing'jawiinitlisof niinimumwidth. i

,Without discltiniingfanything a idgwith .7 out prejudiceto.any noyelty disclosedlwhat nection betweeiiqthe year (ends ot; said; jews.

- 3-i -s 're t lf ias specifi dli laim lisaidi ans com ri i W int mL-wi h, t e

- base and both 1' zt'ws; the entirea'unit formed semis man]; 'ofrsheet mesa .3

structure as sp cified ,inqclstind i and wall having a bead forming bpecefto n rce. en t right ngls iuu c 'qi e ween} S id-Wa mid b be ee i 7 4:5. structure] as speci-fied in claim 1,}saidij base haying screw; holes} outside of said jaws,

portiongoi the cabineton cupboard.

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